Most American and British dictionaries prescribe French-like pronunciations like /bɔː.næ.peɪ.tiː/,[3][4][5]/ˌbɒn apɛˈtiː/[6][7][8] and /ˈbɔn ˌæpəˈti/,[9] which, however, are not encountered in American speech, where the pronunciations /ˌboʊn ˌæpəˈtit/ and /ˌboʊn ˌæpəˈti/ predominate.